"I am a father again. I am so happy."
"I congratulate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the birth of his two sons."
"Come here, reward the people who serve the Crown Princess in Yuqing Palace with six months' worth of silver. The rest will receive three months' worth of silver. The midwife has worked hard at delivering babies, so she will be rewarded with ten taels of gold and two pieces of cloth."
"I thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the reward."
"Alright, bring the little princes inside and serve the Crown Princess well. I don't want to hear any bad news."
"Yes, I understand."
Today is such a good day. Ali gave birth to two more princes for me. Now I have three sons and one daughter. My life is becoming more and more promising.
By the way, I have to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to tell the Emperor the good news, and also tell my eldest brother. After all, happiness is better shared with others than to be enjoyed alone.
Yinzhi was devastated. Why did Gou Laoer have to come all the way to tell him this? Didn't he know that he didn't have a legitimate son yet?
Not to mention legitimate sons, he didn't even have illegitimate sons.
No, the eldest son must be born by the legitimate wife. Otherwise, if there is a concubine's eldest son first and then the legitimate son, it will easily cause disputes in the mansion.
When Kangxi learned that Mu Sili had given birth to two little princes, he stood up straight.
After laughing twice, he decided to announce to the world that the royal family was blessed by God.
Sure enough, when Kangxi released this news, different voices were heard from the outside world.
"It's absolutely true that the Crown Princess is blessed by Heaven. No wonder Mafa was able to be saved by praying at that time. She is a person who is blessed by Heaven."
"Indeed, it means that the royal family has been recognized by heaven, otherwise such blessings would not be bestowed upon them."
"I just hope that the emperor can manage the government well in the future and seek more benefits for us people.
We ordinary people just want to live and work in peace and contentment. It doesn’t really matter who becomes the emperor.”
"Who says it isn't? However, I heard that the Crown Princess is kind and the Crown Prince is also humble and polite. I think our good days will come after the Crown Prince ascends the throne."
"That's right. I heard that the Crown Princess was chosen by the Emperor long ago. It seems that the Emperor has a good eye and has chosen such a blessed person for our Qing Dynasty."
"That's right, come on, let's talk while we eat.
I heard that the Crown Prince is extremely fond of the Crown Princess, and he has not favored anyone else since the Crown Princess entered the palace.
Do you think the Emperor will allow the Crown Prince to have a special favor? The royal family is most averse to special favors."
“In my opinion, this taboo is for those with weak minds. The Crown Prince is already excellent and is a perfect match for the Crown Princess.
All we ordinary people want is to live and work in peace and contentment. Who has the time to care whether he is favored or not?"
"Indeed, fortunately the Emperor is a wise ruler. I really want to know if the Crown Princess will have twins next time."
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When these rumors from the outside world reached the palace, Kangxi did not react much. The prince's favor for Mu Sili was a good thing for the entire Qing Dynasty.
Just like how harmony between the emperor and the empress is beneficial to the development of the country, the prince is the crown prince and Mu Sili is the princess. He feels that if he lets the prince do whatever he wants, his Qing Dynasty can gain greater benefits.
At the twins' full-month banquet, Yinzhen held Wu Naxi carefully, fearing that she would slip away again if he wasn't paying attention.
Many people came to the palace to attend the full moon banquet for his two nephews. Su Zhi asked him to keep an eye on his little niece because Unaxi was really naughty and Su Zhi was worried that she would run around.
As the eldest son, Hongmin was only one year old and could not speak clearly, but because of Kangxi's favor, he had already understood many things and was now following the prince.
"Ama."
"What's wrong with Hongmin? Why are you calling me father?"
"To my brother."
Looking at the two pieces of gold in Hongmin's hand, the prince's eyes twitched rapidly.
There is no doubt that this must have been given to Hongmin by his ninth and tenth brothers yesterday, with the purpose of letting him give the gold to the twins today.
Hongmin lived up to everyone's expectations and took out the gold, but the prince refused on the grounds that his younger brothers were still young and could not hold it.
This gold is so heavy, how can these two little guys hold it?
Hongmin was a little disappointed. How could his father reject his love for his younger brothers? As expected, what Uncle Jiu said was right. His father had changed his heart. He used to love him very much.
"Uncle Jiu."
Hongmin ran towards Yinzhen with a wronged look on his face. Yinzhen was unwilling to accept the request in his heart. He was sure that the prince would find a chance to beat him.
"Brother, it's a misunderstanding. I never thought Hongmin would really give the gold to his nephews. The gold is so big, how can they hold it? Don't you think so?"
"That's right, Hongmin is so young and doesn't understand things. Don't blame him, second brother."
The prince smiled gently, which made Yinzhen and Yin? feel a chill and a sense that nothing good would happen.
"Hongmin is the eldest grandson of the emperor and holds a noble status, but I have to take care of the twins now and have no time to take care of him. Why don't you ask my ninth and tenth brothers to help me take care of Hongmin?
Don't worry, Hongmin is young but very sensible and won't cause you any trouble."
Yinzhen and Yinyi looked at each other. Just like that? Isn't this so easy?
"Yes, since Second Brother has entrusted Hongmin to the care of the younger brothers, the younger brothers will definitely take good care of him. Just be assured."
"Okay, then Second Brother would like to thank Ninth and Tenth Brothers first."
Taking care of Hongmin was not a big deal for Yin'er and Yin'e, so they took him to a corner to play.
Originally, I wanted to play hide-and-seek with Hongmin. After all, he was too young and there was nothing much to play with. But who knew that he actually overheard a secret, and both of them looked a little ugly.
"Sister, what do you think we should do now? The Yuqing Palace has become the domain of the Crown Princess. We can't even get a sip of soup.
When Sister Li Jia plotted to murder the Crown Princess, His Highness dealt with her privately, without even leaving her body behind. This move made everyone in the backyard behave themselves for quite a while.
But His Highness favors the Crown Princess, and now the Crown Princess already has three sons and one daughter. If we don't take action now, I'm afraid even His Highness will forget that we, the concubines and princesses, exist in his backyard."
"Sister, don't be anxious. Your Highness only favors the Crown Princess for the Emperor to see. Don't you see how favored Li Jia was before the Crown Princess entered the palace?
If she hadn't made such a mistake and plotted to harm the Crown Princess before she gave birth, I'm afraid she would have been promoted to Concubine by His Highness's decree."
"Sister Li Jia is unlucky. She has the fate of becoming His Highness's princess, but she can't enjoy the glory that comes with that status."
"But Sister Lin did remind me that the Crown Princess has three sons and one daughter, and her position is secure. It's time for His Highness to visit the backyard.
If she doesn't come to our courtyard again, the Crown Princess's reputation for jealousy will spread to the previous dynasty, and even outside the palace, there will be such rumors."
"This...we just want to gain His Highness's favor. Wouldn't it be bad to spread the rumor that the Crown Princess is jealous?"
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